Ripit thats great that you got the AC to run on the inverter .I looked at the specs for the me 2012 and it is rated at 3700 watts for 5 seconds surge so with what the RVP tech told you- AC start of 3600 that makes sence . It did say the me2012 is a 2000 watt inverter though , the 2500 watt is a me 2512.
I might have to try mine to see if it will work just for sh**`s and grins , I have a zantrex xm 1800 thats surge rated for 3600 watts.
But I dont think I would ever use it that way , because as soon as you give the batterys that much of a hit you have to start the gen to recover anyway , might as well just run the AC on the gen in the first place, more reason since you have a tundra refer
Also the hotter it is the higher the start and run watts for the AC it likly to go
How many batterys do you have , when I had a Apex 9.5 it had space for 2 , 6 volts under the rear dinette seat , down in a box in the basement .Is that how yours it too ?
Wayne back in 2004 or so I saw a pic you posted of your rig, Ive seen you at the new safeway once and once heading twards Sac on 50 buy El Dorado hills blvd I was in a white dodge dually with an okanagan towing a enclosed trailer to work in the bay area
Sounds like a good time at the rubicon , do you take your camper up and stay around loon lake in it as a base station?
I woulnt be suprised if we know so of the same guys that go to the ruicon
Coffee sounds good somtime , by the way my name is Ed